Yard Forklift Driver
| Posting date: | 05 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.11 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 January 2026 |
| Location: | IP25 6LW |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cranswick Country Foods |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Pay: £14.11 per hour
Job Description:
Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.
Job requirements of Yard Operative:
This role is primarily responsible for the regular maintenance of the yard, keeping the livestock wash area tidy, ensuring the segregation of waste materials and correct storage and making sure all animal by-products are labelled, covered and disposed of.
Shift pattern: 4on4off, 6am-4:45pm
Main responsibilities:
· The collection and disposal of waste packaging
· The removal of dirty trays and dolavs onto the internal vehicle trailer
· The disposal of the drain filter (straw and muck waste)
· Maintaining the flow of waste from the factory exit
· Carrying out the collection, storage and dispatch of customer bulk orders
· Monitoring of vehicle cleaning and disinfection
· Providing assistance as required with the maintenance of foliage, grass etc
· Carrying out environmental daily environmental checks
You must be prepared to work outside in all weather conditions, be flexible with daily working hours, with the occasional overtime during the week/weekends.
You must have the ability to work on your own initiative.
Previous experience of tractor driving, garden machinery is preferred. Experience driving a forklift is required.
Pay and benefits:
· Salary – £14.11 per hour (inclusive of attendance bonus)
· Weekly attendance bonus of £1 per hour
· Overtime – time and a third after basic hours
· Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
· Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
· Cycle to work scheme
· Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
· Discounted share scheme
· Discounted local gym membership
· Death in service insurance
· Additional holiday with service
Interested? Email a CV and covering letter to ccfn.humanresources@cranswick.co.uk
Stay up-to-date with future Cranswick vacancies by joining our recruitment mailing list - https://forms.office.com/e/Yvxj2GHSA5
Closing Date: 1st January 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this date may be brought forward).
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.
Job Description:
Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.
Job requirements of Yard Operative:
This role is primarily responsible for the regular maintenance of the yard, keeping the livestock wash area tidy, ensuring the segregation of waste materials and correct storage and making sure all animal by-products are labelled, covered and disposed of.
Shift pattern: 4on4off, 6am-4:45pm
Main responsibilities:
· The collection and disposal of waste packaging
· The removal of dirty trays and dolavs onto the internal vehicle trailer
· The disposal of the drain filter (straw and muck waste)
· Maintaining the flow of waste from the factory exit
· Carrying out the collection, storage and dispatch of customer bulk orders
· Monitoring of vehicle cleaning and disinfection
· Providing assistance as required with the maintenance of foliage, grass etc
· Carrying out environmental daily environmental checks
You must be prepared to work outside in all weather conditions, be flexible with daily working hours, with the occasional overtime during the week/weekends.
You must have the ability to work on your own initiative.
Previous experience of tractor driving, garden machinery is preferred. Experience driving a forklift is required.
Pay and benefits:
· Salary – £14.11 per hour (inclusive of attendance bonus)
· Weekly attendance bonus of £1 per hour
· Overtime – time and a third after basic hours
· Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
· Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
· Cycle to work scheme
· Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
· Discounted share scheme
· Discounted local gym membership
· Death in service insurance
· Additional holiday with service
Interested? Email a CV and covering letter to ccfn.humanresources@cranswick.co.uk
Stay up-to-date with future Cranswick vacancies by joining our recruitment mailing list - https://forms.office.com/e/Yvxj2GHSA5
Closing Date: 1st January 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this date may be brought forward).
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.
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